Tuesday, May 20, 2008

So I guess this means you can shut the fuck up now

So there isn't a boys crisis after all. A recent study by the American Association of University Women (I love dem bitches) shows that girl achievement has little or no impact on boy achievement. I knew I was right to be pissed about this whole what about our boys? bullshit that educators and academics tried to shove down our throats.

In fact, the study says, you should more concerned about the money in their parents' pockets instead of whether they pee standing or sitting. There is no gap between Black girls and boys. Of course white boys did better than their counterparts. Latino boys and girls had a slight gap, but again, this can be attributed to several factors besides gender.

Other findings:

- A literacy gap in favor of girls is not new, nor is it increasing. Over the past three decades, the reading gap favoring girls on NAEP has narrowed or stayed the same. Nine-year-old boys scored higher than ever on the reading assessment in 2004; scores for 13- and 17-year-old boys were higher or not much different from scores in the 1970s.

- A gender gap still exists favoring boys in math, especially among 17-year-olds on the NAEP.

- The percentages of students scoring at higher levels of proficiency on the NAEP are rising for both boys and girls.

- Students from lower-income families -- families with incomes of $37,000 or less -- are less likely to be proficient in math and reading. Gender differences vary significantly by race and ethnicity.

- There is virtually no gap between boys and girls entering college immediately after high school.

Not to mention that MEN STILL EARN MORE THAN WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE. SO I DON'T CARE HOW WELL SUZY DOES IN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH, SHE WILL STILL EARN 77¢ ON YOUR FUCKING DOLLAR.

So BASICALLY you can shut the fuck up now.

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